any-text

Any-Text

Extract text content from a file.

Supported File Extensions

• DOC
• DOCX
• DOT
• PDF
• CSV
• TXT
• XLS
• XLSX

How to use

• Install the library as a dependency (/dev-dependency)

npm i -D any-text

• Make use of the getText method to read the text content

var reader = require('any-text');

reader.getText(`path-to-file`).then(function (data) {
  console.log(data);
});

• You can also use the async/await notation

var reader = require('any-text');

const text = await reader.getText(`path-to-file`);

console.log(text);

Sample Test

var reader = require('any-text');

const chai = require('chai');
const expect = chai.expect;

describe('file reader checks', () => {
  it('check docx file content', async () => {
    expect(
      await reader.getText(`${process.cwd()}/test/files/dummy.docx`)
    ).to.contains('Lorem ipsum');
  });
});

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Contribution

Any pull request is welcome.

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